Series Description

Drafts and printed copies of speeches and writings by Victor Gilinsky relating to a wide
range of subjects. Arranged chronologically.

Boxes 6-24

PERSONAL NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE FILES, 1974-1984.

Scope and Content Note

Predominantly correspondence and miscellaneous administrative material. Arranged by form.
It should be noted that the correspondence in this series includes many of the same
correspondents in both the alphabetical and chronological sections.

Boxes 25-160

GENERAL NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE FILES, 1972-1984.

Scope and Content Note

Memoranda, reports, hearing transcripts, letters and miscellany relating to internal
administrative functions, budgets and pending issues. Arranged by form. The material
generated by the NRC Office of the Secretary, consisting of reports, memoranda and other
material related to NRC deliberations, has been organized according to the numerical
order originally established. Material in other series often contains references to
relevant documents in the SECY Papers.

Boxes 161-187

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING AND REGULATION, 1971-1984.

Scope and Content Note

Memoranda, reports, letters, clippings, printed articles, hearing transcripts, speech
transcripts and miscellany relating to the licensing of nuclear reactors in the United
States. A large amount of this material relates to controversies over delays and
legislative attempts to reform the licensing process. Arranged by subject, and thereunder
by date.

Boxes 188-233

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION AND EXPORT LICENSING, 1946-1984.

Scope and Content Note

Memoranda, reports, letters, clippings, printed articles, hearing transcripts and speech
transcripts relating to non-proliferation issues generally, and specifically to the
export of fuel and reactor components to individual countries. A significant amount of
the material relates to the controversy surrounding exports to India. Arranged by
country.

Clippings, printed articles, reports, letters, memoranda, hearing and speech transcripts
relating to individual nuclear reactors in the United States. The material is arranged
alphabetically by site and thereunder chronologically.

"Safeguarding Nuclear Materials," 1975 May 2. Testimony, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Morris Udall, Chairman;
hereafter referred to as the Udall Committee)

"U.S. Nuclear Exports and the Common Defense and Security," 1975 Nov. 15

Folder 15

"Plutonium: Deciding What to Do With It," 1975 Dec. 12

Folder 16

Testimony, Senate Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Government Processes
(John Glenn, Chairman until 1981, followed by Charles Percy and Thad Cochran; hereafter referred to as the Glenn/Percy Committee),
1976 Jan. 29. Relates to exports

Folder 17

"Nuclear Safety Policies: Present Practices," 1976 March

Folder 18

"Nuclear Export Safeguards," 1976 March 9

Folder 19

"Safeguarding the Fuel Cycle," 1976 April 12

Folder 20

"Effective International Safeguards," 1976 June 7. Testimony, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs (Clement
Zablocki, Chairman; hereafter referred to as the Zablocki Committee)

"Toward a Stricter International Discipline over the Uses of Nuclear Energy," 1977 July 25

Folder 7

"Nuclear Safety and Independent Regulation," 1977 Aug.

Folder 8

Testimony, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development (Frank Church,
Chairman until 1981, followed by Pete V. Domenici; hereafter referred to as the Church/Domenici Committee), 1977 Sept. 14. Relates to S. 897

Folder 9

"Anti-Proliferation: Rewriting the Rules," 1977 Sept. 26. Editorial sent to the
Los Angeles Times

Testimony, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation (Gary Hart, Chairman until
1981, followed by Alan K. Simpson; hereafter referred to as the Hart/Simpson Committee), 1978 March 22. Relates to nuclear waste material

Folder 14

Testimony, Glenn/Percy Committee, 1978 March 23. Relates to terrorism

Folder 15

"NRC Regulation of the Uranium Milling Industry: Problems and Prospects," 1978 May 2

Testimony, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power (John Dingell, Chairman; hereafter
referred to as the Dingell Committee). NOTE: This committee was apparently reorganized ca. 1980-1981 as the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, John Dingell, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power (Richard
L. Ottinger, Chairman until 1984, followed by Edward J. Markey; hereafter referred to as the Ottinger/Markey Committee), 1978
July 20. Relates to licensing reform

Testimony, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (Jonathan B. Bingham,
Chairman until 1982, followed by Don Bonker; hereafter referred to as the Bingham/Bonker Committee), 1978 Oct. 3. Relates to exports

Folder 2

"Activating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," 1979 Jan. 16

Folder 3

Testimony, Udall Committee, 1979 March 19. Relates to the shutdown of five plants for seismic re-evaluation

Folder 4

Speech to Chinese nuclear delegation, 1979 March 27

Folder 5

"How Much Safety? At What Price?" 1979 May 30

Folder 6

Testimony, Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1979 June 14. Gilinsky renomination hearings

Folder 7

Testimony, Udall Committee, 1979 July 19. Relates to the Agreement States program

Testimony, House Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources (Anthony Toby Moffett, Chairman
until 1982, followed by Mike Synar; hereafter referred to as the Moffett Committee), 1980 May 6. Relates to NRC reorganization plans

"Restraining the Spread of Nuclear Weapons--What Next?" 1984 March 1 and April 5

Folder 21

"Nuclear Waste: A New Approach," 1984 March 12

Folder 22

Testimony, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Mark Hatfield, Chairman; hereafter
referred to as the Hatfield Committee), 1984 March 21. Relates to the NRC budget

Folder 23

Testimony, House Committee on Appropriation, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Thomas Bevill, Chairman; hereafter
referred to as the Bevill Committee), 1984 March 22. Relates to the NRC budget

General, 1981 Feb.-1984 May. Relates to the staff role in agency proceedings, and communications between the Commission and the staff. Also includes a
memorandum relating to a proposed visit by Dr. Gilinsky to the Region I office.

Box 26., Folder 1-4

Senior Executive Service program. Includes a report by D.A.M.A.N.S. and Assoc. entitled, "Final Report: Audit of Supergrade
Positions at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission," and an inquiry from Rep. Markey as to procedures used to determine bonuses
and awards, 1977 Dec.-1984 Jan.

Reorganization Plan. Response to recommendations of the President's Commission on Three Mile Island (Kemeny Commission)

1981 Feb.-1982 March. Includes "Improvements Needed in the NRC's Office of Inspector and Auditor," 1981 July

Box 57., Folder 1-7

1982 April-1983 April

Box 58., Folder 1-4

1983 May-1984 April

Secretary, Office of the (SECY Papers). Reports, memoranda, voting records and other miscellaneous administrative material,
1980-1983. NOTE: These materials cover the full range of topics included in this collection, but are organized here according to their
administrative provenance. There are gaps in all the numbering sequences.

Regulatory reform. NOTE: For about 18 months after the TMI accident, licensing approvals were suspended while the NRC conducted
internal reviews of licensing procedures (in accordance with the TMI Action Plan). Materials related to these internal reviews
are included in the following "General" category. By early 1981, concern over the resultant licensing delays led to criticism and external pressure culminating in renewed legislative attempts
to reform the regulatory process. Material related to these attempts has been organized under "Legislation", although some
of it also relates to policy discussions continuing within the NRC.

Folder 4-6

General

General. Post-TMI licensing policy

Licensing Policy Statement

General. Attachment to an unidentified document which summarized the major policy issues relating to expediting the licensing
process

1979 Jan.-1981 March. Includes a letter with attachments from Chairman Hendrie to Congressman Bevill, March 12

Box 168., Folder 1-8

1981 March-May. Udall hearing, April 9

Box 169., Folder 1

1981 May

1981 June

Folder 2

General

Folder 3-5

Moffett Committee hearing, June 18

Folder 6-8

1981 July-Dec. Comments solicited by the NRC in response to a proposed rule to change the hearing process, 1981 July; and a memorandum from
Chairman Palladino proposing the establishment of a task force to study regulatory reform, Sept. 21

Inspection and enforcement program. NOTE: This heading refers to routine inspection and assessment programs in addition to
fines and enforcement procedures. Inclusion in this category may refer to allegations or investigations, but does not necessarily
imply negligence or wrong-doing.

General. Primarily policy-making

Enforcement

Folder 5-9

1980 March-April

Box 239., Folder 1-6

1980 May-1984 Feb.

Investigation

Folder 7

General, 1982 Dec.-1984 March. Relates to the rights of those under investigation, complaints, and procedures during concurrent criminal investigations;
also includes composite reports for specific plants

1984 Feb.-1984 March. Includes meeting transcripts, the TDI Owners Group "Program Plan", and a "Component Tracking System" program applied initially
to the Shoreham plant (SEE ALSO: Reactors/Shoreham), but designed for all nuclear power plants which use TDI generators; also
includes an inspection report, 1979 March

Box 247., Folder 1-11

1984 March-April. Shoreham Component Tracking System (contd.)

Fuel cycle

General

Box 248., Folder 1-8

General, 1973-1982. Primarily reports and speech transcripts. Includes a memorandum on breeder reactors, 1976; a report prepared for the NRC (Dr.
Gilinsky) by the Pan Heuristics company entitled, "Proliferation and Plutonium Mines," 1978-1979; and material on the International
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (INFCE), 1980

"S-3". Relates to efforts by the NRC to evaluate the cost-benefit impact of the fuel cycle over the projected lifetime operation
of a light-water nuclear reactor. These values, presented in a table designated "S-3", were later found to be inadequate in
the areas of reprocessing and waste management, leading to the re-evaluation effort documented in these materials

Box 249., Folder 1-8

1977 May-1978 Jan.

Box 250., Folder 1-9

1978 Jan. 31-1978 Nov. 16

Box 251., Folder 1-11

1978 Nov. 16-1979 July 27. Final fuel cycle rule, July 27

Box 252., Folder 1

1979 July 27 Final rule (contd.)

Folder 2

1982 April

Folder 3

1983 Jan.-July

Folder 4-5

Enrichment. Reports and information on the laser enrichment procedures, 1979 and 1983

1979 March-May 9. Includes materials on spent fuel management; staff report, March 22; hearings of the Glenn/Percy Committee, March 13-14, the
Dingell Committee, Feb. 28, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, May 3

1979 Oct.-1980 Jan. House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production (Mike McCormack, Chairman; hereafter
referred to as the McCormack Committee) hearing, Nov. 7

1974 Feb.-1979 May. Includes a report contracted by the NRC from the Engineering Research Institute, Nuclear Safety Research Group (University
of Iowa), entitled, "Evaluation of Gross Operator Error Rates Based on Past Experiences in Commerical Nuclear Reactors," 1978
Oct; also includes a testimony transcript with cover letter from Admiral Hyman Rickover 1980 Jan.-Nov. Includes operator exams,
ca. 1979 May

Related material. Includes two reports by David Strip, "Estimates of the Financial Consequences of a Nuclear Power Reactor
Accident" and "Analysis of a Proposed One Thousand Dollar per Man-REM Cost Effectiveness Criterion," ca. 1982 Sept.-Oct.; NRC press conference, 1982 Nov. 1; material relating to a trip to Sandia Labs by Dr. Gilinsky, 1984 Jan.-Feb.

Offshore sites (floating nuclear power stations)

Folder 6

1975 May

Folder 7-8

1978 Oct.-Nov.

Box 292., Folder 1-8

1978 Nov.-1982 June

Box 293., Folder 1

1982 Aug.-1983 March

Seismic issues

General

General. Includes reports about earthquake damage prediction and safety assessment

Folder 2-4

1976 May-1982 Nov.

Folder 5

1982 June-Nov.

Union of Concerned Scientists petition, 1979 March-1980 March

Large-scale shut-down, 1979 Feb. 13. Operations at five reactors were suspended because it was discovered that the computer codes used to calculate stresses on
piping were in error

1982 Feb.-March. Includes statement by Dr. Gilinsky relating to the failure of the NRC to impose penalties for material false statements made
by PG&E about the degree of independence of the Cloud study, Feb. 26

Box 375., Folder 1-10

1982 March-April. Continuing review of Cloud study; decision by the NRC to assign the Independent Design Verification Program (IDVP) to Teledyne
Engineering Services, March 4; statement by Dr. Gilinksy on Commission review of ALAB-644, March 18; Bechtel Power Corp. hired
by PG&E to assume the engineering management of Diablo Canyon, March 22

Box 376., Folder 1-10

1982 April-June. Includes IDVP reports

Box 377., Folder 1-9

1982 June-Aug. Includes IDVP reports

Box 378., Folder 1-9

1982 Aug.-Sept. Primarily IDVP reports

Box 379., Folder 1-8

1982 Sept.-Oct. IDVP reports; PG&E final report on Phase I of its study, Oct. 1

1984 Feb. Includes material relating to the Quality Assurance program of Pullman Power Products and therefore the structural integrity
of pipe welds, supports and restraints; Udall Committee hearing, Feb. 24

1984 April-May. Relates to emergency planning for earthquakes; includes transcript of a meeting between the NRC and PG&E about piping and
piping support problems, May 9; enforcement action proposed, May 17

Box 404., Folder 1-6

1984 May-June. IDVP report; Udall Committee hearings, June 14

Box 405., Folder 1

1984 June. Includes further allegations

Folder 2-4

Dresden (Illinois). Relates to decontamination and other penalties and problems, 1980 Sept.-1983 March

1984 April-May. Technical specifications review report submitted by Mississippi Power and Light, April 19; order restricting operation, April
24; letter/report to Rep. Edward Markey responding to his inquiry about problems with the plant, ca. May 4; order for inspection
of TDI diesel generators, May 25

Box 414., Folder 1-5

1984 June. Investigation report

Folder 6

Humboldt Bay (California), 1982 Sept.-Nov.

Indian Point (New York). Relates generally to the re-evaluation of environmental and emergency contingencies due to the location
of this reactor in a high-density population area, 1979 Dec.-1980 Dec.

1982 July. NRC investigation report, July 21; Government Accountability Project (GAP) report on allegations relating to the Zack Company
(subcontractor for heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment), 1982 July 27

1983 April-July. NRC report on the generic implications of the ATWS events (draft and final copies); responses to an inquiry by Senator Joseph
Biden, June 2; management assessment and action plan submitted by the utility, June 24

Stanislaus (California), 1981 Dec. and 1983 March. Primarily "Petition to Enforce and Modify License Conditions". Relates to an agreement for a proposed transmission interconnection
between North California Power Agency's geothermal project and PG&E

1979 May. "Staff Report on the Generic Assessment of Feedwater Transients in Pressurized Water Reactors Designed by the B&W Company"
(NUREG 0560)

Folder 9

1979 Sept. NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement, "Report of Investigation. Babcock and Wilcox, Possible Violation of 10CFR Part 21"

Folder 10

1979 Oct. NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, "Interim Report on Sensitivity Studies of the B&W Reactor Design". Includes a memorandum
describing the choice of the Crystal River facility as the focus of study

Box 557., Folder 1

1980 Jan. NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement, "Report of Investigation". Relates to the failure of Babcock and Wilcox to report
staff concerns prior to TMI regarding system response to transients

1983 June-Sept. Material on allegations made by Richard Parks, including an NRC report, 1983 Sept. 7-8; also includes some material on allegations
made by Harold W. Hartman, Jr. (SEE: General Public Utilities/TMI-1 restart/Hartman allegations)

Economic effects, 1980 Feb.-1982 March. Includes materials relating to several proposed bills (S. 1606, H.R. 5963, H.R. 2512) and reports by Arthur Young and Co.,
"Report on the Analysis and Potential Effects of Bankruptcy," and "Analysis of Strategic Options to Finance Continuing Electric
Power Service in the Jersey Central Power & Light Company Franchise Area"

Box 571., Folder 1-2

Emergency response procedures, 1979 March-1983 April. Primarily evacuation plans at the time of the accident

Folder 3

Environmental effects. Two reports relating to effects on wildlife, 1979 Nov. and 1980 Oct. Material dealing with further effects of decontamination procedures are organized under "Decontamination"

Folder 4

Freedom of Information Act policy, 1979 April-May

General Public Utilities/Metropolitan Edison. Relates primarily to issues of management competence and the restart of the
undamaged TMI-1 reactor

1979 Aug. "Investigation into the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island Accident by Office of Inspection and Enforcement" (NUREG 0600)

Folder 4-9

General. NRC comparative review of the 1979 July 15 draft with the final report, 1983 Sept.

Box 624., Folder 1

General. Comparative review (contd.)

Folder 2

Final report

Folder 3-4

1980 Dec. "Reporting of Information Concerning the Accident at Three Mile Island". Attributed to H. Myers, but probably related to the
following investigation

1981 Jan. "Investigation into Information Flow during the Accident at Three Mile Island" (NUREG 0760)

Box 625., Folder 1-5

General, 1979 May-1982 March

Depositions

Folder 6

Chwastyk, Joseph (1980 Sept. 4)

Folder 7

Dieckamp, Herman M. (1980 Sept. 12)

Folder 8

Herbein, John (1980 Sept. 5)

Folder 9

Miller, Gary Paul (1980 Sept. 5)

Report

Box 626., Folder 1-3

Draft (three copies with different annotations)

Folder 4-6

Report (advance copy and final copy)

Box 627., Folder 1-2

Report (appendices)

Folder 3-7

Radiation health effects, 1979 April-1984 April. Includes a report by the Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, National Academy of the Sciences, "The
Effects on Populations of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations," May 2; Glenn/Percy Committee hearings, May 3 and
May 9; joint House Committee hearing, June 13; a table on the TMI Radiological Sequence of Events, June 14; information on
xenon (report by Jerry Pollack), 1979 Sept.-0ct.; "Report of the Special Panel on Three Mile Island Unit 2 Radiation Protection
Program," 1979 Dec. 7

Box 628., Folder 1

Social and psychological effects. Three Mile Island telephone survey, 1979 Sept. and a report entitled, "The Social and Economic Effects of the Accident at Three Mile Island" (NUREG/CR 1215), 1980 Jan.

Weapons. Relates to nuclear weapons construction, proliferation and arms control. Includes materials by George W. Rathjens,
Jr. and Admiral Noel Gayler, lecture notes from the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and a pastoral letter by the
U.S. Bishops on War and Peace. Printed articles, reports, memoranda and letters, 1943-1983

Folder 8

Westinghouse. Relates to a site visit and presentation, 1979 Nov.-1984 Jan.

OVERSIZE FILE, 1981-1983.

Box 633.

Computer printouts summarizing Licensee Event Reports for the Sequoyah, Grand Gulf and Quad Cities nuclear power plants, a
report entitled, "Licensed Fuel Facility Status Report," Vol. 1, No. 6 (NUREG-0430), a resolution by the Pennsylvania State
Senate, a map of the area around the San Onofre nuclear power plant, and versions of a chart relating to the construction
permit for the Midland nuclear power plant.